DJing101.9
Welcome to DJing 101.9!
It’s CiTR’s DJ training program for members and students. It’s FREE for students and members and is an extensive course on the many aspects of mixing music. The goal for everyone is to be able to make a mixtape that you can pass around and to have you join CiTR’s DJing team for event planning and the general love of mixed music.
The summer semester lessons are starting up and you and your friends can enroll in the beginner’s course by attending our orientation meeting! No experience is necessary, and all you need to get in on the action is a laptop.
How is it structured?
Each week for four weeks, we go through a 2 hour session where we cover a fundamental aspect of DJing, and follow it up with an hour workshop that anyone (registered or not) can attend.
- Week 1: Pop Song Structure and Rhythm
- Handout: OpenOffice file or PDF
- Homework files: .zip file
- Week 1 Workshop: Music/Artist/Genre Show and Tell
- Week 2: Loops (and loops and loops and loops and loops)
- Handout: OpenOffice file or PDF
- Homework files: .zip file
- Week 2 Workshop: Scratching and Manual Beatmatching
- Week 3: Key Signatures and the Effects of Tones
- Handout: PDF
- The Twelves BBC 5 minute mix: .mp3 file
- Axis of Awesome mix: Youtube
- Week 3 Workshop: How to Find Key Signatures for Dummies (no music education necessary!)
- Week 4: Song Combinations and Set Composition
- Handout: PDF
- B33son mix: Youtube
- Week 4 Workshop: Music Appreciation 102 (breakdown and analysis of professional DJ mixtapes)
WORKSHOPS are open to anyone. CLASSES require you to come to orientation and register.
How to Register
Orientation happens in the Student Union Building on Friday May 11th in room 205. If you use Facebook, join our event page and invite your friends:
http://www.facebook.com/events/347081388681452/
What if I can’t commit to weekly classes right now?
We’ll run more in the upcoming months. Also, ANYONE can attend the drop-in workshops.
What if I can’t come to orientation or have questions?
E-mail djtraining@citr.ca to let us know and we’ll send you the registration link if there are spots left after orientation.
hi, do you hold DJ training lessons on the UBC campus?
I’m aware you’re overflowing with signups but I would be so thrilled to still do this. I hope you open up another set of training days!
Peace,
Martin
Hi,
I m just wondering how do I sign up? Did you guys close registration cuz it’s overflowing?
Let me know, or just sign me up somehow.
Thanks.
Hey James, we will tell everyone how to register at the info session this friday at 2pm or 4pm in room 205 of the SUB
Yes, the beginner sessions will be on campus
Hey, when are sign-ups for the November classes going out? I thought I’d have heard about it by now. I’ve got a note saying tomorrow in my planner but I don’t remember where that came from.
Hello there! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering which blog platform are you using for this site? I’m getting tired of WordPress because I’ve had problems with hackers and I’m looking at options for another platform. I would be fantastic if you could point me in the direction of a good platform.
Are you guys going to have additional sessions in 2nd term?
We use wordpress. Not sure what other options are!
Are these the same as the training sessions that enable you to do a guest show on the radio?
Hey, Sarah! DJing 101.9 is free and open for all UBC students and CiTR members. Our programmer training which allows you to get on air is for members only: UBC students can be members for a year for only $10, $30 for community members and you get training and so much more. Email DJ Oker – djtraining@citr.ca for more on DJing 101.9 and email volunteer@citr.ca for more info on becoming a CiTR member. ~ Zoe